​     The College of Arabic Language at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University organized a scientific seminar on the evening of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, titled “Semantics and Meaning in Artificial Intelligence," held via the Webex platform. The seminar was delivered by Dr. Amal S. Al-Saif, a faculty member at the College, and was attended by a number of academics, researchers, and specialists interested in linguistics and artificial intelligence.

     The seminar addressed key concepts of semantics and meaning within linguistic studies and examined their role in the development of artificial intelligence technologies. Dr. Al-Saif emphasized the importance of understanding meaning and context in the construction of intelligent models, noting that natural language processing fundamentally depends on the integration of linguistic sciences and computer science.

     The seminar also reviewed Natural Language Processing (NLP) as an interdisciplinary field that combines linguistics and computer science to enable intelligent systems to understand, analyze, and process human language. It highlighted NLP's role in interpreting meaning, extracting semantic relations, and analyzing texts in accordance with their diverse linguistic and contextual dimensions.

     In addition, Dr. Al-Saif explained the factors contributing to the growing global interest in artificial intelligence and outlined its main types. She clarified the distinction between rule-based systems, which rely on fixed linguistic rules and have limited ability to capture implicit meanings, and machine-learning systems, which learn from large datasets, identify linguistic patterns, and enable advanced text analysis, including sentiment recognition and context-based meaning inference.

     The seminar further introduced the “Sadaf" program as one of the specialized research initiatives dedicated to semantic and discourse analysis in the Arabic language. The program aims to employ artificial intelligence technologies in computational linguistics and to support Arabic linguistic studies through advanced analytical models that take into account the unique characteristics of the Arabic language and its cultural contexts.

     The seminar witnessed active engagement from participants through scholarly discussions and academic exchanges, which enriched the seminar's themes and strengthened dialogue on the future of integrating linguistic studies with modern technologies.

     In concluding the seminar, Dr. Amal S. Al-Saif noted that access is available to the research outputs and blogs of the “Sadaf" project, providing opportunities for broader research participation and supporting the application of the project's outcomes in future linguistic studies and technological innovations.

     The organization of this seminar reflects Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University's commitment to supporting specialized scientific research and empowering students and researchers with advanced tools and projects in artificial intelligence and Arabic natural language processing, thereby contributing to the service of the Arabic language and strengthening its presence in contemporary digital technologies.​